Boston Keeps Lead After Split With Chicago and Orioles
Boston defeats Chicago twice and leads Baltimore by two as scores show a 6 to 3 and 9 to 1 pair. Cincinnati and New York split. Rosie’s hitless Reds eye a Boston game while Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Cincinnati vie for pennant. percentage standings list Boston at .694, Baltimore .692, New York .636, Cincinnati .589. 9000 fans in South End witnessed Boston's tight hold on top with a poised crowd and hopeful chants as the pennant race tightens.
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Cleveland
Boston
Orioles
Baltimore
Hanlon
Braves
Seleestes
South End
Electric Car Crash on Washington Street Injures Five
A southbound Field’s Corner trolley car hit coupe 1011 on Washington Street at 2 AM. James Creighton drives the wrecked coupe. passengers James Barry and George A. Donohue suffer serious injuries. driver escapes unharmed. Police report indicate high speed. both injured men treated at home.
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Washington Street
Fred Brown
Thomas F. Callahan
James Creighton
Sharon Street
James Barry
Pacific Street
George A. Donohue
Fifth Street
South
Boston
Donohue
Castle
Mine Explosion at Sunshine Mine Near Glenwood Springs
A coal dust explosion at the Sunshine mine near Glenwood Springs Colo kills at least twelve. Rescue parties search the shaft as crowds gather at the entrance. Names among the dead include John Torien Anton Eippe and Francis McCloud. The Color ado Fuel and Iron Company operates the mine twelve miles from town.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Sunshine
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Glenwood
John Torien
Anton Eippe
Francis McCloud
Silver party convention backs Teller and Shafroth in Colorado
Still for Silver in Glenwood Springs reports that the State Republican silver party endorsed Senator Teller and Congressman Shafroth with a strong free coinage platform. Chief Justice Charles D. Hoyt was the only nominee named by acclamation for the Supreme Court.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Republican
Silver Party
Henry M. Teller
Denver
Teller
Shafroth
Charles D. Hoyt
Conductor Severely Hurt on Chelsea Bridge
Conductor O. C. Tibbetts, 27, was collecting fares on a Lynn and Bogton street railroad car when he lost his grip and fell from the running board on Chelsea bridge in Charlestown. He suffered a bad scalp wound and possible skull fracture, was treated at Station 15 by Dr. Broderick, and transported by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital. Tibbetts resides on Harris Street in Revere.
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Lynn & Bogton Street
Chelsea Bridge
Charlestown
O. C. Tibbetts
Broderick
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tibbetts
Harris Street
Revere
Ex President Harrison Named Heir in Philadelphia Estate
A Springfield despatch says ex President Harrison is named as an heir to a large Philadelphia estate of Joseph Ball. Harrison’s private secretary stated he is in no way connected with the estate.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Springfield
Harrison
Joseph Ball
Philadelphia
Boston Saturday Forecast Fair Weather With Variable Winds
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather on Saturday with variable winds. No precipitation expected and temperatures mild for the period.
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Boston
Olive Pecker Burned Vessel Sighted Near Lat 18 S
Private advices from New Orleans report that the British steamer Rosse sighted a burning three masted lumber schooner on August 6 in the latitude 18 degrees south and about 35 west. The Olive Pecker is believed sunk with no signs of life.
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Boston
New Orleans
Olive Pecker
George Braithwaite
Brazil
Santos
Rio
Whitman
Saunders
Rosse
Braithwaite
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Boston Hat Store Offers Fall Style With Free Hat Brush
The store advertises a durable, fashionable hat for $2.00, claiming unmatched value in the city. Customers are invited to visit in person and receive a handsome hat brush with each hat, highlighting a push to convert casual visitors into steady patrons.
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Boston
Missing contractor Nawn hunted after Halifax sighting
Nova Scotia police in Halifax are tracking John J. Nawn the missing contractor who defaulted in a Superior Court case for teaming fraud. Boston authorities dispatched Inspector Oliver Wise to Halifax to aid the arrest as bondsmen offered a $200 reward and circulated Nawn’s portrait.
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John J. Nawn
Halifax
N. S
Oliver Wise
Watts
Nawa
Wise
Nawn
Boston
McKinley Day At Columbus Fair Amid Assassination Hoax Talk
Thousands gathered on the Ohio State fairgrounds to see President McKinley who spoke briefly after a dawn visit to the Grant cottage. A warned assassination note to the mayor, deemed a hoax, sparked outrage from General Alger. The presidential party attended a dinner and reception before departing for Canton the following morning.
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Ohio
McKinley
Rockney
Great Southern
Seventeenth Regiment
Fourteenth Regiment
Grant Cottage
Miller
Exposition
Fourteenth Fagment
America
State Board of Agriculture
Canton
Powderly
Alger
Meyer
John 8
Poland
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Coit
Fourteenth
Ohio National Guard Infantry
Grant
Farmers of Ohio
Waterford Me Celebrates Towns Centennial With Speeches
Waterford Maine marked its 100th year since incorporation with a crowded church service addressed by Colonel Jacob L. Green then a picnic dinner where Henry Parren of New York spoke on Waterford 100 years ago. Dr Thomas Gage and Judge E W Woodbury also gave remarks and Professor Charles S Rounds closed the day with an evening ball at Masonic Hall.
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Waterford
Jacob L. Green
Henry Parren
New York
Thomas Gage
Worcester
E. W. Woodbury
Charles S. Rounds
New York City
Masonic Hall
Foxhall Keene Wins Medal in Newport Golf Event
Foxhall Keene won both best net and best gross scores in the handicap and medal play at Newport Country Club. Despite a heavy northeast wind, he posted 100 in the first round and 85 in the afternoon to claim the gold medal for the best score over eighteen holes. Victor Sorehan took the best gross score overall.
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Newport
R. I
H. M. Brooks
Victor Sorehan
Sorehan
Foxhall Keene
Peter
Run Down A Bicycle in Providence Leaves Youth Fatal
Earl Wood aged 18 was struck by a horse and sulky driven by an unknown man on Reservoir Avenue around 9:30 last evening. He suffered five broken ribs and lung punctures. at 3 this morning doctors said he was not expected to live more than a few hours.
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Providence
R. I
Earl Wood
Reservoir Avenue
Andrews May Go Take Charge Of New Cosmopolitan University
New York September report says Dr. E Benjamin Andrews has assumed control of the Cosmopolitan University project led by John Brisben Walker. Andrews plans to base headquarters in Providence and may resign from Brown University after trustee consultation.
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New York
John Brisben Walker
New Cosmopolitan University
E. Benjamin Andrews
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Brown University
Harper
Chicago University
Chautauqua University
Drowning of Herbert Marsh on Boston & Maine Train Route
A 12 year old, Herbert Marsh of 3387 Spruce Street, drowned near Chelsea after entering water while bathers gathered close to the sewer pumping station along the Boston & Maine railroad. He swam with a corked tin can for buoyancy, lost his hold, and disappeared. police recovered the body later the same day.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Union Station
Chelsea
Herbert Marsh
Spruce Street
Herbert
Marsh
Boston
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